Wake the hell up, samurai — the Cyberpunk Trading Card Game just rewrote the record books, and the launch set is barreling toward shelves on October 1, 2026. If you’ve been waiting for a TCG that wears chrome instead of armor, this is your moment.
A Kickstarter for the History Books
When the Kickstarter for Cyberpunk TCG went live on March 17, it hit its funding goal in five minutes. By the time the campaign closed on April 17, it had pulled in $26,953,978 from 47,676 backers — making it the most-funded trading card game in Kickstarter history by a mile. For context, that’s nearly 27 times the original goal. The previous record holder didn’t even come close.
Late pledges are still open through May 1, 2026, so if you missed the main campaign you’ve got a sliver of time left to lock in early access and the campaign’s exclusive cards. After tomorrow, you’ll be waiting for retail with the rest of us.
What Is Cyberpunk TCG?
Cyberpunk TCG is being developed by Seattle-based publisher WeirdCo in close collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Cyberpunk 2077. The debut set, Welcome to Night City, drops players straight into the neon-soaked underbelly of Night City with iconic characters from the video game: V, Jackie Welles, Johnny Silverhand, and Judy Álvarez, with more to come.
If you’re new to the franchise, here’s the elevator pitch: you’re an edgerunner — a hired gun, hacker, or gunslinger operating in the gray spaces of a corporate dystopia. In the TCG, you’ll build a crew of these edgerunners and run jobs against your opponent, fighting to become a Night City legend.
A Mechanic You Haven’t Seen Before
Here’s where Cyberpunk TCG gets interesting for jaded card-game vets: there are no traditional health pools. Instead of grinding an opponent’s life total to zero, you’re battling for control of Night City’s underground economy and reputation, using a physical dice-stealing mechanic that puts shared resources in play between both players.
For our MTG and Flesh and Blood readers — think of it less like a damage race and more like a tug-of-war over assets that both players can yank from the table. It’s a refreshing departure from the formulas that dominate the modern TCG space, and it’s a big part of why this game’s hype train left the station so fast.
Welcome to Night City — Set Details
- Release date: October 1, 2026
- Set name: Welcome to Night City
- Distribution: Exclusive to GTS Distribution (announced at GAMA Expo 2026)
- Booster box: 24 packs per box
- Featured characters: V, Jackie Welles, Johnny Silverhand, Judy Álvarez, Goro Takemura, the Arasaka family, and many more
- Set 2: Will fully introduce characters from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the Studio Trigger anime
Why This One Matters
A new TCG launching with this much momentum is rare. Most card games hit shelves quietly and spend two years scrapping for an audience. Cyberpunk TCG is arriving with nearly 50,000 backers already invested, an established gaming franchise behind it, and a rabid fan base that’s been begging for tabletop content since 2077 launched.
For collectors, the early-print rares from Welcome to Night City are likely going to be the chase cards of fall 2026. For players, this is a ground-floor opportunity to get into a game’s metagame before anyone has it figured out — a rare thing in an era where every TCG launches with a year of pre-release theorycraft already piled up online.
What Mana Riot Games Is Doing
We’re already getting set up to support Cyberpunk TCG when launch day hits. We’ll be carrying booster boxes and pre-release kits, and we’re planning launch events at the store for October. If you’re a Cyberpunk fan, an MTG player looking for a side game, or a collector who wants to get in early on a guaranteed-hot product, get on our mailing list and we’ll keep you posted on pre-orders.
And while you’re waiting for October, swing by the shop — we’ve got plenty of MTG, Flesh and Blood, Riftbound, Gundam TCG, Sorcery, and Star Wars Unlimited to keep you sleeved up in the meantime.
Stay choomba. Night City is coming.